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Tuesday
September 28,1993 Vol. CXXI, No. 20
Weather
The summer heat still clings on to 'SC. Look forward to a clear and sunny afternoon with the high soaring into the upper 90s. The overnight low will fall to the mid-60s.
Inside
Defending rights of illegal aliens
The immigration problem comes down to this: if illegal immigrants are good enough to earn money for U.S. businesses, they are good enough to earn the rights of every American citizen.
Viewpoint, page 4
Marijuana coming back full throttle
Pot and pot-smoking figure prominently in recent popular culture, and the resur-
!;ence of interest in egalizing the plant is bringing together individuals with diverse interests.
Diversions, page 8
Mike Salmon gets his kicks
USC free safety Mike Salmon debuted as the Troians' field goal kicker Saturday night against Washington State, hitting two of three field goals and connecting on all four extra points.
Sports, page 16
F.Y.I.
Forum looks at phone system
A forum organized by the Student Senate and University Residential Student Community >vill focus on the university phone system. Representatives will hear student complaints, concerns and suggestions regarding the newly-imple-mented system.
The results of the forum will be used in a written report that will be submitted to the Student Senate.
The forum will be held tonight in Taper Hall 105 at 6 p.m.
The forum is open to all students.
For more information, call the Student Senate office at (213) 740-5620.
Newspaper
the University
Southern California
Journalism may lose accreditation
By Bill Byron
Staff Writer
An appeal by the School of Journalism to regain accreditation from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication fell on deaf ears late last month.
A committee from ACEJMC made the decision to institute provisional accreditation for the School of Journalism last April.
William Woestendiek, director of the School of Journalism, felt the decision was not a fair representation of the professors, the students or the quality of the program.
Woestendiek cited a shortage of minority professors as the primary reason behind the Aug. 31 denial. The school appealed because it felt the committee's decision was made in violation of due process.
"Our appeal to regain accreditation was turned down by the accrediting committee. It was the opinion of the committee that we don't have enough minority faculty, but we felt as though they came on this campus with their minds already made up," Woestendiek said.
"They want us to come up with a minority hiring plan before March, but it is difficult to
hire people because the university has taken the process out of our hands. It is now a matter for the (Office of) General Counsel and the provost," Woestendiek said.
However, Marshall Cohen, interim dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said the university needs more time to allocate funds before any hiring plan can be implemented.
"It's a little early to speak about the specifics," said Cohen. "We're talking to the provost about the budget and I think we will do something, although I'm not sure in what form.
"I can't be specific because this is not the only problem that the college is facing right now. We need to determine the best way of distributing funds. I wish we were doing something, but Woestendiek can't do anything until I give him the word and I can't do anything until I talk to the provost," Cohen said.
The school has not employed any new faculty in five years, due to universitywide hiring freeze.
Barbara Solomon, dean of the Graduate School and vice presi-(See School, page 3)
Friends for life
Best Buddies offer companions for mentally handicapped high schoolers
By Melanie Asp
Staff Writer
Todd Schneider, a junior majoring in psychology, goes to the movies and the beach on the weekends like any other student at Southern Cal. What makes his weekends unique is the friend with whom he spends time.
Schneider's relationship with Christian Portillo, a high school student originally from El Salvador and diagnosed with cerebral palsy, began last year through Best Buddies, a program which
Brovides interaction between SC students and mentally
handicapped high school students.
"My nephew has Down's syndrome, so I wanted to somehow get involved and help others," Schneider said.
Schneider visits Portillo at least once a week. The regularity and devotion are key factors, according to Kelly Krowner, site coordinator for the Best Buddies program at Lanterman High.
"Christian is now a semi-celebrity among the students at Lanterman," Krowner said. "He has this big USC student taking care of him."
"You contribute very little of
your time, but the kids evaluate it as so much more," Schneider said. "You just know you're doing the right thing. For me, it's not even tne requirements of the Best Buddies program anymore. Christian is my friend."
Best Buddies is the first unified, international, recreational and social program that joins college students and mentally handicapped high school students in the bonds of friendship. The program stresses the importance of individual relationships between the handicapped students and their college buddies.
The on-campus student volunteer organization was founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver at Georgetown University in 1988. The non-profit group has since developed into Best Buddies International, Inc., which oversees 165 chapters within the U.S., eight in Greece and three in London.
"Best Buddies is not so much a volunteer organization as a means to facilitate a new friendship," said USC chapter director Stephen Fitzmaurice, a junior majoring in music.
Under Fitzmaurice's guid-(See Buddies, page 3)
Student organization provides infant care
By Roger Sequeira
Staff Writer
When mothers are exhausted and nurses are scarce, USC students are present to provide infants with tender loving care.
Trojan Life Cuddlers provide "the love and attention (that) is important in early development," said Cyndie Colon, director of TLC for the Cal-Med Hospital, one of three Los Angeles hospitals involved in the program.
TLC is a volunteer group made up of students who spend three to four hours a week for a semester in a nursery ward, helping nurses hold, feed and change the babies.
In its third year, the program boasts a large number of applicahts with 65 this sem-seter. There are 52 active members distributed among three hospitals including
Cal-Med, Queen of Angels and County -USC Medical Center, which will be replaced by Daniel Freeman for the present semester.
Volunteers are selected on the amount of time they can commit, past experience, and an essay expressing their interest and reasons for volunteering, said Michael Hardesty, TLC president.
Wallach said starting the program was difficult.
Lee Wallach, coordinator of graduate student community programs, said when considering whether to approve the idea, he questioned, "What would be the best program to expand citywide?"
TLC will be i pansion on Make a Difference Day by USA Today. The
e proving its ability for such ex-Oct. 23, designated National
day, intended to encourage community vol-unteerism, will also host the USC vs. Notre Dame football game.
TLC volunteers, working with the USC Volunteer Center, will attempt to "cuddle every newborn infant in Los Angeles . . . while the Trojans are fighting on tne field," said Hardesty. He also stated that Notre Dame's equivalent of TLC, Hugs, will be serving community hospitals in South Bend, Ind.
TLC received the Saturn Award in 1992 for exemplary teamwork in the service of the community, and has the support of a broad array of groups including University Residential Student Community, Student Senate and the Athletics Administration, said Wallach.
Rope one for the Trojan
Roy Nwalaaar / Daily Trojan
A bedecked Tommy advertises Kappa Sigma’s “Rodeo Days.”

Tuesday
September 28,1993 Vol. CXXI, No. 20
Weather
The summer heat still clings on to 'SC. Look forward to a clear and sunny afternoon with the high soaring into the upper 90s. The overnight low will fall to the mid-60s.
Inside
Defending rights of illegal aliens
The immigration problem comes down to this: if illegal immigrants are good enough to earn money for U.S. businesses, they are good enough to earn the rights of every American citizen.
Viewpoint, page 4
Marijuana coming back full throttle
Pot and pot-smoking figure prominently in recent popular culture, and the resur-
!;ence of interest in egalizing the plant is bringing together individuals with diverse interests.
Diversions, page 8
Mike Salmon gets his kicks
USC free safety Mike Salmon debuted as the Troians' field goal kicker Saturday night against Washington State, hitting two of three field goals and connecting on all four extra points.
Sports, page 16
F.Y.I.
Forum looks at phone system
A forum organized by the Student Senate and University Residential Student Community >vill focus on the university phone system. Representatives will hear student complaints, concerns and suggestions regarding the newly-imple-mented system.
The results of the forum will be used in a written report that will be submitted to the Student Senate.
The forum will be held tonight in Taper Hall 105 at 6 p.m.
The forum is open to all students.
For more information, call the Student Senate office at (213) 740-5620.
Newspaper
the University
Southern California
Journalism may lose accreditation
By Bill Byron
Staff Writer
An appeal by the School of Journalism to regain accreditation from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication fell on deaf ears late last month.
A committee from ACEJMC made the decision to institute provisional accreditation for the School of Journalism last April.
William Woestendiek, director of the School of Journalism, felt the decision was not a fair representation of the professors, the students or the quality of the program.
Woestendiek cited a shortage of minority professors as the primary reason behind the Aug. 31 denial. The school appealed because it felt the committee's decision was made in violation of due process.
"Our appeal to regain accreditation was turned down by the accrediting committee. It was the opinion of the committee that we don't have enough minority faculty, but we felt as though they came on this campus with their minds already made up," Woestendiek said.
"They want us to come up with a minority hiring plan before March, but it is difficult to
hire people because the university has taken the process out of our hands. It is now a matter for the (Office of) General Counsel and the provost," Woestendiek said.
However, Marshall Cohen, interim dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said the university needs more time to allocate funds before any hiring plan can be implemented.
"It's a little early to speak about the specifics," said Cohen. "We're talking to the provost about the budget and I think we will do something, although I'm not sure in what form.
"I can't be specific because this is not the only problem that the college is facing right now. We need to determine the best way of distributing funds. I wish we were doing something, but Woestendiek can't do anything until I give him the word and I can't do anything until I talk to the provost," Cohen said.
The school has not employed any new faculty in five years, due to universitywide hiring freeze.
Barbara Solomon, dean of the Graduate School and vice presi-(See School, page 3)
Friends for life
Best Buddies offer companions for mentally handicapped high schoolers
By Melanie Asp
Staff Writer
Todd Schneider, a junior majoring in psychology, goes to the movies and the beach on the weekends like any other student at Southern Cal. What makes his weekends unique is the friend with whom he spends time.
Schneider's relationship with Christian Portillo, a high school student originally from El Salvador and diagnosed with cerebral palsy, began last year through Best Buddies, a program which
Brovides interaction between SC students and mentally
handicapped high school students.
"My nephew has Down's syndrome, so I wanted to somehow get involved and help others," Schneider said.
Schneider visits Portillo at least once a week. The regularity and devotion are key factors, according to Kelly Krowner, site coordinator for the Best Buddies program at Lanterman High.
"Christian is now a semi-celebrity among the students at Lanterman," Krowner said. "He has this big USC student taking care of him."
"You contribute very little of
your time, but the kids evaluate it as so much more," Schneider said. "You just know you're doing the right thing. For me, it's not even tne requirements of the Best Buddies program anymore. Christian is my friend."
Best Buddies is the first unified, international, recreational and social program that joins college students and mentally handicapped high school students in the bonds of friendship. The program stresses the importance of individual relationships between the handicapped students and their college buddies.
The on-campus student volunteer organization was founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver at Georgetown University in 1988. The non-profit group has since developed into Best Buddies International, Inc., which oversees 165 chapters within the U.S., eight in Greece and three in London.
"Best Buddies is not so much a volunteer organization as a means to facilitate a new friendship," said USC chapter director Stephen Fitzmaurice, a junior majoring in music.
Under Fitzmaurice's guid-(See Buddies, page 3)
Student organization provides infant care
By Roger Sequeira
Staff Writer
When mothers are exhausted and nurses are scarce, USC students are present to provide infants with tender loving care.
Trojan Life Cuddlers provide "the love and attention (that) is important in early development," said Cyndie Colon, director of TLC for the Cal-Med Hospital, one of three Los Angeles hospitals involved in the program.
TLC is a volunteer group made up of students who spend three to four hours a week for a semester in a nursery ward, helping nurses hold, feed and change the babies.
In its third year, the program boasts a large number of applicahts with 65 this sem-seter. There are 52 active members distributed among three hospitals including
Cal-Med, Queen of Angels and County -USC Medical Center, which will be replaced by Daniel Freeman for the present semester.
Volunteers are selected on the amount of time they can commit, past experience, and an essay expressing their interest and reasons for volunteering, said Michael Hardesty, TLC president.
Wallach said starting the program was difficult.
Lee Wallach, coordinator of graduate student community programs, said when considering whether to approve the idea, he questioned, "What would be the best program to expand citywide?"
TLC will be i pansion on Make a Difference Day by USA Today. The
e proving its ability for such ex-Oct. 23, designated National
day, intended to encourage community vol-unteerism, will also host the USC vs. Notre Dame football game.
TLC volunteers, working with the USC Volunteer Center, will attempt to "cuddle every newborn infant in Los Angeles . . . while the Trojans are fighting on tne field," said Hardesty. He also stated that Notre Dame's equivalent of TLC, Hugs, will be serving community hospitals in South Bend, Ind.
TLC received the Saturn Award in 1992 for exemplary teamwork in the service of the community, and has the support of a broad array of groups including University Residential Student Community, Student Senate and the Athletics Administration, said Wallach.
Rope one for the Trojan
Roy Nwalaaar / Daily Trojan
A bedecked Tommy advertises Kappa Sigma’s “Rodeo Days.”